| DonFerrari said: You basically answered yourself with prejudice. I have no problem with policies that Help poor people achieve better competition for opportunities against rich guys. But that have nothing to do with race, why should a rich black have access to these privileges and a poor white don't? Are swe saying a poor white have better chances and opportunities than a rich black? And you ignored I wasn't singling black civil rights fighters, but feminists, gayzists, atheists, etc. I am aware of profilling and that black officers also profile black, is he racist against himself? Most cases I see in profilling is towards attire and attitude (gangsta and hip hop kind) than pure color. I never saw no one profilling a black guy in suit going to work or church. Usually the profilling comes from black guy being in a majorly white neighborhood and whites on black. But yes, let's reduce all towards race and hate. |
"So a rich black person deserves it more than a poor white person?
What? I have literally never said this, or even implied it. I obviously mean poor black people (there's a lot.) Do you think every single person who is black gets scholarships? The reality is that race and class are somewhat related, with poor communities usually having a high minority population. Nowadays, more and more white people are becoming low income and this should be acknowledged more, yes. I agree. I actually said so earlier in this thread.
And even if a rich black person gets a scholarship over someone that deserves it, that has more to do with the person being rich. Rich people in generally snag scholarships they dont need due to having access to things like extra lessons and better equipment, and also being able to wave their money around. Like you said, not everything is about race.
“You ignored…”
No, I didn’t. I just know it’s true for all of those groups too. “special treatment” in all of those cases was to become equal, not superior. Gay rights parades are to ask for equal rights, feminism is/was about getting things like equal pay etc. It would be nice to say “everyone is equal so let’s stop all of this” but it would make more sense to wait until everyone is actually treated equally. No, not only in the law.
“Is he racist against himself?”
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: And here is another example where the law means nothing. Generations of being told negative things about your really affects how that group views itself. Low self-esteem and believing what prejudice people say is also a huge part of racism that needs to be tackled.
“I never saw anyone profiling someone black going to church/in a suit…”
Uh…..so what? Are you saying the only things that happen are the things you see? Obviously people who don’t look suspicious get racially profiled. That phenomenon happens so much they made a term for it. It’s called, you know. Racial Profiling. I could say racism doesn’t exist because I’ve never experienced it myself, but that would be silly. Heck, as an example, Oprah was shopping at a street in Europe famous for being really expensive. She wanted a bag but the person at the cashier told her she probably wouldn’t be able to afford it, just by looking at her. OPRAH.
